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Discovery & Impact
Policy Perspectives

Passionate Researchers: McCourt School welcomes new faculty driving research in criminal justice, education and state politics

McCourt School welcomes assistant teaching professor Amanda Lu, professor Chris Warshaw and assistant professor Roman Gabriel.…

September 8, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Faculty Impact

The nation’s costliest child care is just across the river. How can policy help drive down costs?

In Georgetown’s Ask a Professor series, McCourt School of Public Policy Professor Emeritus William Gormley breaks down why Arlington, Virginia, has the highest child care costs…

September 4, 2025

Discovery & Impact
General News

GU Politics fall 2025 fellows class includes former U.S. senator, leading political strategists and journalists

The Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) at the McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to announce the fall 2025 fellows cohort. Over…

August 21, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

From Morocco to the Philippines: How MIDP students are making an impact globally

The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) Summer Experience program sends first-year students around the world to apply their…

August 1, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

A Bradley Fellow’s mission to bridge defense, policy and community

An active duty major in the U.S. Army and a Bradley Fellow , Hollabbi is part of a long-standing partnership between Georgetown and the Department of Defense that selects twenty…

May 12, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Georgetown policy students propose timely revisions to public school safety plans for students with disabilities

At the eleventh annual Georgetown Public Policy Challenge , McCourt School of Public Policy students Nina Bachich (MPP’26), Ethan Bose (MPP’26) and Demi Tomasides (MPP’26)…

April 30, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Leveraging global experience, McCourt School student uses data for social impact

After earning a double major in economics and political science with a minor in statistics from the University of Toronto, Ibadat Jarg (MS-DSPP’26) sought a graduate program…

April 22, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Inspired by pioneering female leaders, a policy student confronts gender equity across Africa

Driven to understand the economic forces shaping Africa, Nadia Baye (MIDP’26) earned an undergraduate degree in economics and francophone studies at Davidson College, where she…

March 31, 2025

Alumni
Discovery & Impact

How the McCourt School prepared an alumna for a White House communications role

Sneha Choudhary (MPP’24), the former White House’s associate director of regional media, was a force in tackling policy challenges with innovation. To the Office of…

March 24, 2025

Alumni
Discovery & Impact

She wanted to have an outsized impact. She now leads impact management for a global development investor.

In reflecting on life post-graduation, Lillian Alexander (MIDP’20) shared the joys of living in DC and making the most of her proximity to Georgetown’s McCourt School of…

March 17, 2025